Comparison of the TriCarb and Hidex 300 SL technique using measurements of (241)Pu and (90)Sr on various samples

M Jäggi; J Eikenberg

doi:10.1016/j.apradiso.2014.02.022

Comparison of the TriCarb and Hidex 300 SL technique using measurements of (241)Pu and (90)Sr on various samples

Appl Radiat Isot. 2014 Nov:93:120-5. doi: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2014.02.022. Epub 2014 Mar 4.

Authors

M Jäggi¹, J Eikenberg²

Affiliations

¹ Division for Radiation Safety and Security, Radioanalytics, PSI, CH-5232 Villigen, Switzerland. Electronic address: maya.jaeggi@psi.ch.
² Division for Radiation Safety and Security, Radioanalytics, PSI, CH-5232 Villigen, Switzerland. Electronic address: jost.eikenberg@psi.ch.

PMID: 24637086
DOI: 10.1016/j.apradiso.2014.02.022

Abstract

Soil and radioactive slurries were analyzed for the presence of beta emitting (241)Pu and (90)Sr. The comparison study between two different LSC apparatus, TriCarb 2200/2550 and Hidex 300 SL, shows good agreement for the quench corrected (241)Pu activity concentrations. The (90)Sr activity concentrations of most soil samples were in agreement, and were confirmed by the recommended IAEA-375 value. The Hidex 300 SL is an excellent apparatus to measure pure β-emitters of routine samples.

Keywords: (241)Pu; (90)Sr; Hidex; Radioactive waste; Soil samples; TriCarb.

Publication types

Comparative Study
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Beta Particles
Plutonium / analysis*
Radiation Monitoring
Radioactive Waste / analysis
Scintillation Counting / instrumentation
Scintillation Counting / methods*
Soil Pollutants, Radioactive / analysis
Strontium Radioisotopes / analysis*

Substances

Radioactive Waste
Soil Pollutants, Radioactive
Strontium Radioisotopes
Plutonium